Shocking the Audience

Chen Qilong's expression darkened at her words, but anger was one thing—he was not yet at the point of losing his composure. With a blank face, he said, "Since General Manager Lin doesn't trust us, then investigate. We have nothing to hide anyway."

Chen Qilong dared to say that because he had absolute confidence in certain things he had done.

It was already 2022, and methods of making money had evolved with the times.

The old practice of accepting local specialties on the spot was almost unheard of now.

Every industry was progressing and developing. Chen Qilong had long since adopted new payment methods. The money he made under the table was all paid in Bitcoin—impossible to trace.

The company's other senior executives also engaged in all kinds of benefit exchanges, using increasingly covert methods. Many of them even skirted the edges of the law.

Even if someone found out, without solid evidence, it would be difficult to do anything to them.

Chen Qilong was confident that as long as nothing went wrong within their circle, no one would be able to catch him by the tail!

And since Lin Yumo had already torn off all pretense, Chen Qilong saw no need to keep smiling politely.

"General Manager Lin, several of us are old hands who started this business alongside your parents. What you're doing is truly chilling the hearts of the company's old brothers.

As they say, once the birds are gone, the good bow is put away; once the rabbits are dead, the hunting dogs are cooked. It seems General Manager Lin can no longer tolerate people like us.

Since General Manager Lin doesn't want to see us, I formally submit my resignation to the board of directors. Longcheng Biology is too grand a temple for someone of my meager virtue. Please find someone more capable."

With Chen Qilong taking the lead, the executives who were in the same boat as him also began pressuring her in unison:

"General Manager Lin, my blood pressure has been too high lately. This job is too stressful, and I'm truly no longer up to it. I'd also like to submit my resignation," said the Longcheng Biology executive in charge of the pharmaceutical factory.

"General Manager Lin, my daughter is about to have her baby, and my wife and I want to go take care of her for a while. General Manager Lin, I'd also like to resign," said the Longcheng Biology executive in charge of administration and business affairs.

"Same here, General Manager Lin. I'm old and can't keep up with all this anymore. Please find someone more capable!" said the Longcheng Biology executive in charge of quality control.

With Chen Qilong leading the way, executives in three key Longcheng Biology positions submitted their resignations.

Their reasons varied, but each of them wore an indignant expression, as though they had been deeply humiliated.

The senior executives who had not resigned, along with the vast majority of middle managers in the conference room, were so intimidated by the tense atmosphere that they scarcely dared to breathe.

They were all seasoned workplace veterans. Everyone understood the principle that a new ruler brought in a new set of officials.

And a transfer of power like this would never go smoothly. It was bound to be accompanied by open and covert struggles.

But what no one had expected was that this new chairwoman would come in and flip the table right from the start.

How was that something an adult would do? Shouldn't adults compromise with each other and exchange benefits?

Even more absurdly, when the chairwoman flipped the table, the Deputy General Manager did not try to set it back up. Instead, he smashed the wine bottle too.

Under normal circumstances, whether or not Chen Qilong had done anything to betray the company, he should at least have put on the proper attitude and not let anyone spot anything suspicious.

After all, she was the chairwoman—and the kind with absolute veto power.

A chairwoman with such authority could replace a Deputy General Manager in minutes.

Tearing off all pretense at a time like this was far too unwise for Chen Qilong.

And it was not just Chen Qilong resigning. Three other executives had resigned with him. This act of "forcing the ruler's hand" was equivalent to directly putting Lin Yumo, the newly appointed chairwoman, on the spot.

The remaining middle and senior managers secretly glanced at Lin Yumo and found that her expression had not changed at all. She still wore a smile.

Chen Qilong, meanwhile, looked smug. Watching the executives who had followed his lead, he was not worried in the slightest. The company's upper management had long formed a small interest group, and it was absolutely impossible for outsiders to touch them.

Seeing the expressions on both sides, some of the people below even wondered whether the two sides had reached some kind of agreement—Lin Yumo flipped the table, while Chen Qilong resigned to force her hand. It was a perfect bit of coordination.

"General Manager Lin, do you approve our resignations?" Chen Qilong continued.

He wanted to see whether the company could still operate normally without executives like them.

To be honest, Chen Qilong was not worried in the slightest about Lin Zhengdong and Lin Zhengbei being arrested.

Although the two men had promoted him, over the past year he had formed a community of shared interests with executives in several key company positions.

They did not take Lin Yumo, the new chairwoman, seriously either.

They had already discussed it before the meeting. If Lin Yumo knew when to advance and when to retreat, and understood how to compromise, then everything would be negotiable.

But if Lin Yumo failed to recognize the situation and tried to seize power, they would resign together and leave her with a complete mess to clean up herself.

They were all executives in the company's core departments. Once they left, the company would immediately be half-paralyzed.

And Lin Yumo had only graduated a year ago. After joining the company, she had worked in R&D and had little real-world experience. Chen Qilong believed that once she was intimidated by a scene like this, she would definitely back down. They had nothing to fear.

But to Chen Qilong's surprise, Lin Yumo answered his resignation threat with complete calm. "Of course you can resign, General Manager Chen. Since you wish to resign, I will certainly respect your decision.

Starting now, I will also serve as the company's General Manager. You may go back and write your resignation letter.

But even if you are leaving, you must still undergo the normal audit. General Manager Chen, digital currency is indeed quite useful, but in the hands of people skilled in hacking, it isn't entirely without traces."

Chen Qilong's expression changed slightly at that. This woman had mentioned digital currency? Had she already gotten hold of something?

Lin Yumo ignored Chen Qilong and turned to the other three executives who had resigned. "The same goes for you if you wish to resign. The audit process will continue, and according to your contracts, you cannot officially leave until one month after submitting your resignations.

Please cooperate during this time and complete the handover of company affairs. As for who will replace you, I will announce that later. Does anyone else wish to resign?"

After saying that, Lin Yumo waited for one minute. Once she was sure no one else intended to resign, she continued, "Now I'll give you all a chance. Anyone with problems, send the details to my email voluntarily before midnight tonight.

Minor issues, such as skimming employee meal allowances for personal gain, using your position to stuff relatives and friends into the company, secretly taking kickbacks through agreements with hospitals, and so on—if you admit your mistakes voluntarily, I will let bygones be bygones. But if they are uncovered later, you know what will happen."

After saying that, Lin Yumo deliberately looked at several people—the very people who had committed the offenses she had just listed.

Their faces instantly went deathly pale. The people around them understood everything at a glance.

Just like that, Lin Yumo cowed every middle and senior manager present from Longcheng Biology.